netCDF-3 Classic

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Identify it

Extensions	`.nc.cdf`
MIME types	`application/netcdfapplication/x-netcdf`
Signatures	`43444601` at byte 0 (netCDF-3 Classic)
PRONOM	`fmt/282`

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Open it

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netCDF libraryOpen sourcereads and writes · 3-clause BSD License
Apache TikaOpen sourcereads · Apache Software License 2.0
FFmpegOpen sourcereads · LGPL-2.1-or-later / GPL-2.0-or-later
GNU Data LanguageOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
IBM OpenDXOpen sourcereads · IBM Public License
kstOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License
LabPlotOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
NCAR Command LanguageOpen sourcereads · Apache Software License 2.0
SciPyOpen sourcereads · BSD licenses
Atomistix ToolKitreads and writes
Mathematicareads and writes · proprietary license
ENVIreads · proprietary license
FlexProreads · proprietary license
HDF Explorerreads
Juliareads
VisADreads

Convert it

To	With	Fidelity	Command and losses
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 1.2.1	FFmpeg	Partial	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.flac` Audio track only: the video is dropped.
Waveform Audio	FFmpeg	Partial	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.wav` Audio track only: the video is dropped.
Matroska 1-4	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.mkv` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.mp3` Lossy re-encoding.
MPEG-4 Part 14	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.mp4` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.
Ogg	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.ogg` Lossy re-encoding.
WebM	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.nc out.webm` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.

Sources

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